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r Bou 107 FACE 51 <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED BY <br />Commissioner Ginn, the Board unanimously adopted <br />Procedures 4. A. through G., as recommended by staff. <br />5. AD VALOREM FUNDS -Ad Valorem Millage and Ad Valorem <br />Budget <br />5.A.1. General Fund <br />Administrator Chandler announced the following: total proposed amount of the <br />General Fund budget was $49,450,468; proposed millage rate was 4.2210, which was the <br />rollback millage rate. <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard on <br />the proposed General Fund budget. <br />Bill Duggan, President of the Coalition for the Homeless, noted there were a number <br />of people in the Chambers who had come to show their support for funding of the Coalition <br />for the Homeless. Mr. Duggan narrated his history with the organization and explained the <br />dire financial circumstances of the Coalition. He estimated some of the monthly operational <br />costs, such as rent of $1,600, and told of donations and fund raising efforts. He advised that <br />the Coalition is undergoing an audit at present which will be available soon. He questioned <br />why the Humane Society receives $200,000 to help animals from the County yet the County <br />does not fund helping people. He emphasized that the Coalition's goal is rehabilitation of <br />homeless individuals and they have rules about behavior of residents (no drugs or alcohol) <br />and specific requirements for searching for and obtaining jobs. <br />Administrator Chandler explained that the County has a legal responsibility to provide <br />animal services and that the County had contracted with the Humane Society to provide <br />those services. <br />Mr. Duggan believed that if the Coalition does not provide for the homeless, then the <br />County would have to do so. <br />September 16, 1998 <br />2 <br />